San Francisco: Sightseeing without the frills

It is always fun to go to church in a new place.  Even if they wanted to guess, they'd never really know that we have 5 kids at home and that church is usually a little chaotic for us, because we were so chill.  We showed up, sat in a bench, reverently chatted before the meeting began, and certainly could have even borne our testimonies without worrying what the kids would do if left unattended.  Aaaahh!!!  It was nice... especially after the 2 mile walk UP Nob Hill to get there.  Yes, very nice.

We changed out went out to see some of San Francisco's sights. First on the list of Sunday-approved sights was the Painted Ladies. After driving across the Golden Gate bridge, and feeling like I was in the opening credits of Full House, I couldn't help tuck my hair behind my ears like Jodie Sweetin does upon arrival of the Painted Ladies. This is also where we had a very brief political discussion with a Berkley professor. Sorry folks, we weren't able to work out any compromises on any social issues at hand.

 We visited Golden Gate Park, which reminded us a lot of Central Park in New York.  Although, they may have had more buildings in San Francisco.  Anyway, it was beautiful, with everything manicured to perfection.  Ponds, flowers, walkways, and a three-legged dog.  Here is Mike giving a stunning Sunday performance in the ampitheatre.

Japanese Tea Gardens (that were closed)

We also headed down to the Cliff House and Sutra Bath ruins, but it was too dark to see anything unless it was lit up.  Luckily the Seal Rock Inn was lit-up and we got to see the famed honeymoon place of Mom and Dad Crockett.

Sunday was most memorable for buzzing from one place to the next, feeling like we got to see every single part of San Francisco from the seat of the bus.  It was a nice day.  It was a little picnic of snacks all day long.  All very nice.